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   Papaver
         n 1: type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs
               with usually showy flowers [syn: {Papaver}, {genus
               Papaver}]

English Dictionary: Papaver argemone by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver alpinum
n
  1. Old World alpine poppy with white or yellow to orange flowers
    Synonym(s): Iceland poppy, Papaver alpinum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver argemone
n
  1. annual Old World poppy with orange-red flowers and bristly fruit
    Synonym(s): prickly poppy, Papaver argemone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver californicum
n
  1. showy annual of California with red flowers [syn: {western poppy}, Papaver californicum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver heterophyllum
n
  1. California wild poppy with bright red flowers [syn: {wind poppy}, flaming poppy, Stylomecon heterophyllum, Papaver heterophyllum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver nudicaule
n
  1. subarctic perennial poppy of both hemispheres having fragrant white or yellow to orange or peach flowers
    Synonym(s): Iceland poppy, arctic poppy, Papaver nudicaule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver orientale
n
  1. commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
    Synonym(s): oriental poppy, Papaver orientale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver rhoeas
n
  1. annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated
    Synonym(s): corn poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy, Papaver rhoeas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaver somniferum
n
  1. southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
    Synonym(s): opium poppy, Papaver somniferum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaveraceae
n
  1. herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits
    Synonym(s): Papaveraceae, family Papaveraceae, poppy family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papaverales
n
  1. an order of dicotyledonous plants [syn: Rhoeadales, order Rhoeadales, Papaverales, order Papaverales]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
papaverine
n
  1. an alkaloid medicine (trade name Kavrin) obtained from opium; used to relax smooth muscles; it is nonaddictive
    Synonym(s): papaverine, Kavrin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
phoebe bird
n
  1. small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: phoebe, phoebe bird, Sayornis phoebe]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
popover
n
  1. light hollow muffin made of a puff batter (individual Yorkshire pudding) baked in a deep muffin cup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puff of air
n
  1. a short light gust of air [syn: puff, puff of air, whiff]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Honey \Hon"ey\, n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig; akin to OS.
      honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel. hunang, Sw.
      h[86]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. [?] dust, Skr. kaa grain.]
      1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from
            flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the
            honeycomb.
  
      2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.
  
                     The honey of his language.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.
  
                     Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.
  
      Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of
               compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or
               honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.
  
      {Honey ant} (Zo[94]l.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus
            melliger}), found in the Southwestern United States, and
            in Mexico, living in subterranean formicares. There are
            larger and smaller ordinary workers, and others, which
            serve as receptacles or cells for the storage of honey,
            their abdomens becoming distended to the size of a
            currant. These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the
            honey and feed the rest.
  
      {Honey badger} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.
  
      {Honey bear}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kinkajou}.
  
      {Honey buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), a bird related to the kites, of
            the genus {Pernis}. The European species is {P. apivorus};
            the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {P. ptilorhyncha}.
            They feed upon honey and the larv[91] of bees. Called also
            {bee hawk}, {bee kite}.
  
      {Honey creeper} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small,
            bright, colored, passerine birds of the family
            {C[d2]rebid[91]}, abundant in Central and South America.
           
  
      {Honey easter} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of small
            passerine birds of the family {Meliphagid[91]}, abundant
            in Australia and Oceania; -- called also {honeysucker}.
  
      {Honey flower} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub of the genus
            {Melianthus}, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The
            flowers yield much honey.
  
      {Honey guide} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small
            birds of the family {Indicatorid[91]}, inhabiting Africa
            and the East Indies. They have the habit of leading
            persons to the nests to wild bees. Called also
            {honeybird}, and {indicator}.
  
      {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the
            honey which is gathered. --Dryden.
  
      {Honey kite}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Honey buzzard} (above).
  
      {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia
            triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods
            with a sweet pulp between the seeds.
  
      {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}.
  
      {Honey weasel} (Zo[94]l.), the ratel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Redweed \Red"weed`\ (r[ecr]d"w[emac]d`), n. (Bot.)
      The red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}). --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
      Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ.
      zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]
      1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
            and maize; a grain.
  
      2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
            for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
  
      Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
               the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which
               there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows
               chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when
               ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a
               great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn},
               comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties,
               grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels
               that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small
               variety, used for popping.
  
      3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
            the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
            reaping and before thrashing.
  
                     In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail
                     had thrashed the corn.                        --Milton.
  
      4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8]
            --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
            candy from molasses or sugar.
  
      {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.
  
      {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
  
      {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis
            Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.
           
  
      {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --
            called also {sword lily}.
  
      {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
                  to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
                  called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints.
                  The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}.
            (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot
                  destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
  
      {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
            through its batter. [U. S.]
  
      {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
            in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
            importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
            when the price rose above a certain rate.
  
      {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.
  
      {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
            and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
            ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and
            Asia.
  
      {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.
  
      {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}),
            common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.
           
  
      {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.
  
      {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.
  
      {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of
            {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V.
            olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.
  
      {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.
  
      {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
            (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which
                  attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
                  great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?] poppy juice, dim. of [?]
      vegetable juice.] (Chem.)
      The inspissated juice of the {Papaver somniferum}, or white
      poppy.
  
      Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules
               of the plant, and the best flows from the first
               incision. It is imported into Europe and America
               chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent
               to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is
               of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and
               bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic
               poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound
               sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe
               pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant
               with baneful effects.
  
      {Opium joint}, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. {Poppies}. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
      papaver.] (Bot.)
      Any plant or species of the genus {Papaver}, herbs with showy
      polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
      ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all the
      species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
      plant. See Illust. of {Capsule}.
  
      {California poppy} (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
            genus {Eschscholtzia}.
  
      {Corn poppy}. See under {Corn}.
  
      {Horn}, [or] {Horned}, {poppy}. See under {Horn}.
  
      {Poppy bee} (Zo[94]l.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
            papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
            the lining of its cells; -- called also {upholsterer bee}.
           
  
      {Prickly poppy} (Bot.), {Argemone Mexicana}, a
            yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
            as a thistle.
  
      {Poppy seed}, the seed the opium poppy ({P. somniferum}).
  
      {Spatling poppy} (Bot.), a species of Silene ({S. inflata}).
            See {Catchfly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papaveraceous \Pa*pav`er*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants
      ({Papaverace[91]}) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the
      bloodroot are well-known examples.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papaveraceous \Pa*pav`er*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
      Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants
      ({Papaverace[91]}) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the
      bloodroot are well-known examples.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papaverine \Pa*pav"er*ine\, n. (Chem.)
      An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic
      action than morphine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papaverous \Pa*pav"er*ous\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.
      --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pappiform \Pap"pi*form\, a. (Bot.)
      Resembling the pappus of composite plants.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pipe \Pipe\, n. [AS. p[c6]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to
      chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.]
      1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes
            of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces
            musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an
            organ. [bd]Tunable as sylvan pipe.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Any long tube or hollow body of wood, metal, earthenware,
            or the like: especially, one used as a conductor of water,
            steam, gas, etc.
  
      3. A small bowl with a hollow steam, -- used in smoking
            tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances.
  
      4. A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the
            windpipe, or one of its divisions.
  
      5. The key or sound of the voice. [R.] --Shak.
  
      6. The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird.
  
                     The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds.
                                                                              --Tennyson.
  
      7. pl. The bagpipe; as, the pipes of Lucknow.
  
      8. (Mining) An elongated body or vein of ore.
  
      9. A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise
            called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the
            accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put
            together like a pipe. --Mozley & W.
  
      10. (Naut.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to
            their duties; also, the sound of it.
  
      11. [Cf. F. pipe, fr. pipe a wind instrument, a tube, fr. L.
            pipare to chirp. See Etymol. above.] A cask usually
            containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the
            quantity which it contains.
  
      {Pipe fitter}, one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes,
            as to an engine or a building.
  
      {Pipe fitting}, a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve,
            etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory
            to a pipe.
  
      {Pipe office}, an ancient office in the Court of Exchequer,
            in which the clerk of the pipe made out leases of crown
            lands, accounts of cheriffs, etc. [Eng.]
  
      {Pipe tree} (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; -- so
            called because their were formerly used to make pipe
            stems; -- called also {pipe privet}.
  
      {Pipe wrench}, [or] {Pipetongs}, a jawed tool for gripping a
            pipe, in turning or holding it.
  
      {To smoke the pipe of peace}, to smoke from the same pipe in
            token of amity or preparatory to making a treaty of peace,
            -- a custom of the American Indians.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pupiparous \Pu*pip"a*rous\, a. [Pupa + L. parere to bring
      forth.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Bearing, or containing, a pupa; -- said of the matured
            larv[91], or larval skins, of certain Diptera.
      (b) Of or pertaining to the Pupipara.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pupivorous \Pu*piv"o*rous\, a. [Pupa + L. vorare to devour.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Feeding on the pup[91] of insects.

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